Fantino of Venice

Doge Fantino (1163-1230) was the Doge of Venice from 1205 until his death in 1230.

Biography
Fantino was a noble of Venice, originally a general of Doge Enrico Dandolo. He was one of the knights that partook in the Fourth Crusade in 1196, and was responsible for the sack of Zara in 1202 ands the two sieges of Constantinople in 1203 and 1204. With the stronghold of Constantinople as his capital, Doge Fantino's crusaders seized Nicaea in 1216 from the Byzantine Empire.